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5.3/10   108 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Chantal Poupaud (writer)
Anne Villacèque (writer)
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Release Date:
18 January 2006 (France) more
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Awards:
1 nomination more
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One of the best films of 2005 more (4 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Miou-Miou ... Antoinette
Elie Semoun ... Romansky
Vahina Giocante ... Stella

Mathieu Simonet ... Fabrizio
Antoine Basler ... Le gérant du Milk
Franc Bruneau ... Le livreur de pizzas
Geraldinha de Brilo ... La femme de chambre petit-déjeuner
Stéphane Mélis ... Le chef du personnel
Aymeline Valade ... La fille jalouse
Jérémy Lopez ... Le garçon au portable
Stéphane Guillen ... Le garçon au T-shirt rouge
Jean-Philippe Kley ... Le garçon décoiffé
Sonia Bottero ... La danseuse blonde
Akira Asegawa ... Le traducteur japonais
Ifamu Ota ... L'homme d'affaires japonais
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Canada:94 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
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1 out of 3 people found the following review useful.
One of the best films of 2005, 2 February 2009
9/10
Author: cpm3 from NYC

The story follows a beautiful young go-go dancer, her cleaning lady mother who has reached middle age and whose loneliness is apparent, and a lonesome, wealthy business man who becomes infatuated with the daughter. The differences between the mother and daughter are apparent from the start and the film does well to contrast their lives, along with portraying the mother as not only loving but also envious of her daughter's lifestyle. The ending I have mixed feelings about, although the more I think about it the more it seems to fit with the tone of the film. The cinematography was gorgeous, best represented during a scene of the daughter and her boyfriend freewheeling down the French Riviera sun-drenched roads where no dialogue is spoken but the close-ups and setting sun create an evocative portrait of passing youth. This was definitely my favorite film of 2005 and I'm glad I had the chance to see it since such obscure films are hard to come by for me.

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